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| Owners: | G. Fountain and Son (1917) Ltd. |
| George Fountain and Son Ltd. | |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1947 - Coal: Household. (152,000 tons) |
| 1954 - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1923 - 245 (211 below, 34 surface) |
| 1933 - 386 (330 below, 56 surface) | |
| 1940 - 391 (335 below, 56 surface) | |
| 1947 - 480 | |
| 1954 - 706 (576 below, 130 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1954 - Barnsley, Beamshaw, Winter |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | England, John, 05 Jul 1914, (accident: 22 Jun 1914, 1.30 a.m.), aged 59, Deputy, Whilst he was examining a rise drift, ventilated by a wood pipe 11 in. by 9 in. with a naked light, he ignited an accumulation of gas and was severely burnt about the head and arms. He walked to within a few yards of a workman 700 yards inbye, gave him certain instructions, and then walked out of the mine to the Under-Manager's house before having his injuries dressed. He died in Barnsley Hospital on 5th July, 1914 | |||||
| Exley, W., 28 Mar 1888, aged 55, Byeworkman, Fall of roof | |||||
| Froggett, Walter, 22 Mar 1902, aged 23, Collier, Killed by a fall of roof in a working place; a prop was displaced. Cause — a slip | |||||
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| Sutton, Harry, 09 Dec 1911, aged 34, Collier, Whilst hewing coal he was caught by a fall of roof, 6½ feet long, 3¼ feet broad, and varying in thickness from 3 to 18 inches. The fall exposed a slip. It was the result of neglecting to set two props as required by the timbering rules | |||||
| Wakefield, James, 14 Oct 1878, aged 18, Hurrier, Fall of roof | |||||
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If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
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next to the name to see the web page.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Yorkshire and Lincolnshire District by Frank N. Wardell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1888-05
- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Yorkshire and North Midland District (No. 4) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Yorkshire and North Midland Division (No. 3) by Thomas H. Mottram, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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